2172 Farm Bureau Circular No. 6 



Fruit trees have been pruned, and spraying demonstrations have been 

 held in a number of orchards. Spraying rigs are being purchased by a 

 ntmiber of men, and it is only a matter of time when all of the orchards 

 will be given the thorough treatment that they should receive. 



Individual records of dairy cows have been started on several farms, 

 the purpose being to select and eliminate the so-called " boarder " cows. 

 A cow- judging contest was held at the county fair in Fulton, in which a 

 number of young persons participated. 



Demonstrations illustrating the methods required by the new apple 

 packing and grading law have been held in various sections of the county. 



Apple Week, October 19 to 24 inclusive, was held in cooperation with 

 the chamber of commerce of Oswego for the purpose of creating a market 

 for the fanner with a small amount of fruit, and, at the same time, of en- 

 abling the people of Oswego to buy their winter's supply of apples. Over 

 400 barrels were sold at the chamber. Many of these were shipped to 

 various parts of the vState, as well as outside of the State, thus advertising 

 Oswego County products. Five carloads, or approximately 1000 barrels, 

 were sold by these means. 



The acre and the quarter-acre fields of com, which were entered in the 

 com contest by men and boys were measured, and the yield determined. 

 There were 18 of these fields in different parts of the coimty. The object 

 of this contest, which is financed by the agricultural society, is to stimulate 

 interest in securing greater yields. The results this year were very satis- 

 factory, as was shown by the yields secured and the interest manifested 

 by the boys who took part in the contest. 



The farm bureau is at the service of all the farmers in the county and 

 can be made successful only with their cooperation. Those who are 

 members of the farm bureau association will feel more closely in touch 

 with the work than those who are not so related, and consequently will 

 receive more benefit. 



E. Victor Underwood, 

 Farm Bureau Manager oj Oswego County. 



OTSEGO COUNTY 

 (Work begun February i, 191 5.) 



The Otsego County Farm Bureau was organized in Oneonta January 5, 

 19 1 4, with 470 charter members. During the two months following 

 February 15, 29 "Get Acquainted Meetings" were held, at which 1091 

 persons were present. One hundred and ninety additional members, 

 making a total of 660, and 75 coopcrators were secured at these meetings. 



From $3.80 to $6 per ton was being paid for lime at the beginning of the 

 season. One lime company was induced to deliver directly to farmers for 

 from $2.05 to $2.25 per ton, and the Otsego and Herkimer Railroad Com- 

 pany was prevailed on to install a grinder at the Richfield Springs quarry 

 and to deliver either in box or side dimip cars at from $2 . 2 5 to $2 .40 per ton. 

 Report has been made to the farm bureau of 40 carloads, 1080 tons, of 

 ground limestone sold in the county at these prices. Probably two-fifths 

 of this was spread on plowed furrows this fall, a practice that the farm 

 bureau is advocating. 



